Scatman Crothers(1910–1986)

Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Songwriter ("Dearest One"), actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. He made many records, including his own compositions. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his popular-song... See full bio »

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(on working with director Stanley Kubrick in The Shining (1980)) That movie was all right to make, but you know Stanley likes to do a lot of takes. It gets kind of boring, but when you take a job you do it.

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Following his death, he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California. See more
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